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11/20/2008 12:16:03 AM

My husband was excommunicated almost three months ago. His problems started over thirty years ago. He remembers his baptism when he was 8 as a shameful thing because of what happened in his life prior to that.

For my husband, excommunication has been the best thing for him. He needed to have a complete break from the Church for a time.

When we went to the Church court, the Spirit was there very strong. We never felt anything but love and concern for both of us. It ...

God will be with you

11/19/2008 10:44:18 PM

I have been excommunicated twice. Each time I felt my Fathers love. These men will cry with you. You will feel there love unconditionally. Excommunication can be a very spiritual process. I remember when I was re-baptized. I will never forget it. The spirit from the Lord was so strong I thought I was being carried to the church before I was baptized. Pray for the Lords comfort to be with you before you go Sunday. My prayers will be with you. Forgiveness is very real and the Lord always keeps his...

good luck

11/19/2008 10:25:48 PM

Yes adultery is adultery but there are different circumstances, etc. and every council is different. Only God knows what kind of discipline you need. Keep the faith and don't lose hope no matter how it turns out.

Prepare yourself...

11/19/2008 8:47:48 PM

You might want to prepare yourself for the worst brother. I have never known of someone committing adultery and not getting excommunicated. Can you imagine how it would make people feel if some people were excommuniated and some were not...all for doing the same thing? The Lord is fair. I think you should be ready. It's good to have faith and hope that won't happen, but just prepare. I hate to be the one to tell you this. And what do I know anyways?

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11/19/2008 9:46:27 AM

Its wonderful to get good insights like that. Thank you.

Welcome Back

11/19/2008 8:40:19 AM

I missed you, Gondor....a lot. Love you tons. I'm always praying for you.

Robin

11/18/2008 11:06:27 PM

As I was driving to work I pulled over and sent out 15 text messages to friends to pray for me today. I couldn’t believe the overwhelming response. I had a wonderful spiritual YELLOW day today. I really think it was your prayers Robin that made the difference. I am so glad that we have had the opportunity to meet here. You have been a great inspiration to me in my recovery. My heart is so full tonight I’m not sure I will get much sleep. It may take me awhile to wind down.

Scott

Thanks

11/18/2008 7:22:25 PM

I found a AA meeting as far as ARP its 100 miles to the nearest one and church is 50 miles.

Hi Wilson,

11/18/2008 4:40:54 PM

Have you gone to AA? The ARP program is great but it's only once a week in my area. I needed to find good AA meetings for the other days. Go to 90 meetings in 90 days. If you don't particularly like the vibe of a certain meeting, try different ones until you've found ones you can bear. Get a sponsor and work the 12 Steps. It works. That is how I got sober. Good luck.

Scott

11/18/2008 10:47:08 AM

I am sorry you are having a challenging day. You have climbed a long way up the mountain to recovery. Maybe this is just one of those short, but really difficult points in the trail where you have to push yourself to make it through. How good it is going to feel to get past this part of the trail. You are doing it Scott. Keep going.

Welcome

11/18/2008 10:40:53 AM

I am glad you found this sight and decided to post. You do deserve to be happy. Your Heavenly Father does love you and you are loved here. You will be able to inspire and serve others on this sight. Welcome!

scott

11/18/2008 10:34:03 AM

I will be praying for you all day. Don't hesitate to call one of your sponsors or drop by to see your dear sister and her friend. GO YELLOW!

Robin

11/18/2008 2:07:32 AM

You have no idea how much I missed you. Lets celebrate another YELLOW DAY!

Scott

11/17/2008 10:17:21 PM

It is so good to return and see you are doing so good. You are a good man doing good things.

Hang in there Matrix

11/17/2008 5:52:01 PM

I've no doubt that this lady felt the same way at one point. Shame can bring us down and that will, of course, turn us back to the addiction. But also it CAN help us overcome our addiction by remembering to turn to the Lord.

May God bless you to stay focused on your Savior.

Thanks

11/17/2008 4:29:51 PM

Thanks for sharing this Matrix. Your story brought me to tears. You are such a brave person! I don't think I have ever sat in a group and said out loud that I am an addict. I always seem to skip that part because part of me is ashamed. Even around other addicts I feel the shame. I have been doing so well lately day 135 probably the longest I've ever gone. But I still feel ashamed at the fact that I am an addict. It's not something I like about myself. It is something I am working on ho...

Thank You My Sister

11/17/2008 7:23:35 AM

I have an over whelming desire to do Gods will. I have a burning in my heart to share the love I am feeling with others that I have taken for so long. I pray every morning that that burning will be with me for just that one day. Every morning I get up and do it again for that day. At night I love the fact that I can kneel down and thank the Lord for that burning desire had stayed with me for just that one day. If the desire leaves then I need to talk with him about it and find out why it left me...

Three People Blessed

11/17/2008 12:18:57 AM

What a neat story, Scott.

I'm teaching the Joseph Smith lessons in RS this year, and I'm often struck by the fact that things didn't happen until Joseph Smith prayed. Then--wonderful things.

This seems to be true in our lives as well. How neat that by following the the thought that came to you as a result of your prayer to know His will, you were all blessed. I hope tomorrow is a good day, too.

Awesome

11/15/2008 10:35:53 AM

I know exactly how you feel. I too have the same addiction, and I can relate to your situation. In college, I was engaged and living with someone once, and then they broke up with me. For the next year or so, I binged on porn, until finally, the same thing happened to me, I decided to change.

It was slow and gradual just like you say, a few friends from the institute would come by, sometimes I would go to church, and I would go for long runs. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I a...

Never doing it again...

11/14/2008 4:52:57 PM

As an addict, I can't count the number of times I've said "I'll never do it again."

And when I said I'll never do it again, I honestly, sincerely meant it. Just like Stargazer said, I didn't wake up one day planning to blow my sobriety. This is where I hope working the 12 steps will help me and this is what I've heard in meetings: the days that I pray, read scriptures, read literature, work the steps, call my sponsor, and attend meetings, I don't use. The days when I don't do those...